Badger Gold Group

The Badger Gold Group is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,631 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Badger Gold Group
Secondary: North Ermont

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: R. M. Fleming
Years: 1962 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Discovery Year: 1932
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Area Of Nw Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 200-FT. DEEP, VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP, AND 1200 FT OF ADDITIONAL WORKINGS.

Comment (Development): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, P. 3.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 37, P. 3.

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8

Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.